Glastonbury: What you don’t see on TV – secret bar, free transport and gatecrashers

BBC has revealed which of the sets at this year’s Glastonbury were the most-viewed on UK TV – see the results below.After two years away, the festival made its return to Worthy Farm last week, with Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar headlining the Pyramid Stage across the course of the weekend.McCartney’s almost three-hour Saturday night (June 25) set, which NME called “history-making” in a five star review, averaged 2.7million viewers on BBC One and peaked at 3.9million, according to Broadcast.While the 80-year-old Beatle’s figures were impressive, the artist with the biggest viewership average was Diana Ross, who performed in the revered legends slot on Sunday (June 26). The Motown icon and disco queen’s 75-minute set garnered an average audience of 3.1million, peaking at 3.8million.In a four-star review of Ross’ performance, NME said she had the “crowd in her hands” throughout the set.

PIERS Morgan has left Shaun Ryder in shock after claiming Diana Ross "sounded like a bunch of drowning cats" at Glastonbury. The TV presenter sat down with the Happy Mondays star on Monday to discuss the artists at the festival over the weekend.

Glastonbury Festival returned to Worthy Farm this weekend – scroll down to see what the festival looked like in three minutes.The festival ran from June 22-26 and was the first to be held since 2019 after Glastonbury’s 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.After the festival, organiser Emily Eavis shared a statement in which she called Glastonbury 2022 “surely the best one yet” and hailed “a remarkable feat by all artists and crew.”Glastonbury 2022 was headlined by Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar, with a legends’ slot from Diana Ross and notable performances by Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo and more.See all the highlights inside three minutes below.Reviewing Glastonbury 2022, NME wrote: “The festival is all about unity, and sometimes you find it in unexpected places. Sleaford Mods’ scabrous, sweary take on post-punk might initially sound solo antagonistic, but frontman Jason Williamson regularly punctuates the set by sweetly checking the audience are still enjoying themselves.“The band stand atop a wave of post-punk coursing through the bill: Yard Act stake their claim for Glasto greatness at William’s Green and IDLES make a surprise appearance at the BBC Introducing Stage, tearing through their near-seminal debut album ‘Brutalism’ in full.”Many artists at the festival also took the opportunity to address the US Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade.

Naman Ramachandran A star-studded Glastonbury 2022 edition has yielded record breaking audiences for the BBC across its digital platforms.Popular sets from the festival included Pyramid stage headliners Paul McCartney, who revealed surprise guests Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl, and Billie Eilish, as well as performances from Crowded House, Diana Ross, Little Simz, Megan Thee Stallion, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Sam Fender.Content was streamed a record 34.1 million times on streamer BBC iPlayer. This included 23 million live streams, the highest on record for a BBC program brand.

Glastonbury Festival – and has hit back at naysayers who say she can’t live the dream life because she is a parent.The self-proclaimed ‘CEO of cheap travel', who goes by the name The Travel Mum on social media, has shared that she took her tot to the iconic festival along with her husband.When most people think of camping music events, booze and other debauchery usually comes to mind.READ MORE: 'I don't mind if husband gets our girlfriend pregnant - we'll be one big family'But the travel enthusiast mum has shown that not all festivals are like this and are actually child and family friendly.The Travel Mum has declared that just because she has a child it does not mean that she still can’t live her “dream” life.In a TikTok clip that has racked up 858,000 views, the mum shared a comment from someone who fretted at the idea of taking a child to Glastonbury.She wrote: “Omg who on earth would take their child to Glastonbury festival?!”“Great parents, that’s who”, the mum bit back.The mum then shared a series of clips of her son having the time of his life at the festival, as he waved his hands in the air at the thought of camping – and even had a fun time on the helter skelter.“Kids love to camp, love exploring – there is so much for all ages”, she said.Her small son had a big grin plastered across his face as she got his face painted and went on the fairground rides.He even enjoyed the live music as he wore ear defenders for protection.The mum declared: “Becoming a parent doesn’t mean you have to stop living the dream, you just get to do it with a mini you making the best memories.”Sweetly, the family of three smiled for some selfies at the five day festival that saw the likes of Billie Eilish and Paul McCartney

Glastonbury Festival, describing it in glowing terms as “surely the best one yet”.The festival’s organiser shared a short statement on Instagram yesterday (June 27) following the conclusion of this year’s Worthy Farm event on Sunday (June 26), which was the first to be held since 2019 after Glastonbury’s 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.In her post, which featured images of Sunday performers Kendrick Lamar, Diana Ross and Pet Shop Boys, Eavis wrote: “Sunday rounding off an incredible weekend… thank you to everyone who came here and made it so special. It surely was the best one yet!“A remarkable feat by all artists and crew, thank you to everybody who played a part and everyone who came and created such an amazing atmosphere of joy and love.

Sky News anchor Jacquie Beltrao famously shares her opinions on the sporting world, but has now weighed in on Diana Ross' performance at Glastonbury, sparking a heated debate among fans over the star's performance. Faced with reminders that the singer is now 78, the broadcaster, 57, compared her to fellow iconic hitmaker Barbara Streisand, branding her vocal abilities "stunning".Jacquie's remarks come as sporting champ Greg Rutherford reacted to the criticism of Diana's set by tweeting: "She's 78! Leave her be! #Glastonbury2022."However, in view of her 93,900 followers, Jacquie replied: "Take your point but...

Kate Moss, Stella McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Bruce Springsteen, and Cara Delevingne looked to be having a ball at Glastonbury, and oh to be part of that iconic crew. The legends of fashion and music posed together in a totally star-studded snap after Bruce joined headliner Sir Paul McCartney for an epic performance. Noel, who also performed with his band the High Flying Birds, took a moment to appreciate his fellow musician, giving us an (almost) smile in the incredible snap posted to Stella’s Instagram.

The closing night of Glastonbury 2022 featured a headlining set from Kendrick Lamar. Taking place after the release of his new album Mr.

Several acts who hit the stage at the weekend’s Glastonbury Festival are on course for huge uplifts on the Official Albums Chart this week.

Kendrick Lamar delivered a showstopping performance at this year’s Glastonbury.

Music fans across the globe were wowed by some of the biggest names in the industry as Glastonbury Festival returned over the weekend.

Kendrick Lamar has closed Glastonbury 2022 with a powerful headline set which saw him chant “Godspeed for women’s rights” before dramatically exiting the Pyramid Stage.The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper, 35, ensured his debut at the festival would be memorable with an array of hit songs from his back catalogue accompanied by finely choreographed dancers.The performance reached its theatrical pinnacle at the end as the lights came up during his rendition of new song Saviour to reveal fake blood was pouring down his face from a crown of thorns. Before playing the song, Lamar, who has previously been open about his Christian faith, said the crown of thorns represented Christ.

decided to overturn the Roe v Wade decision from 50 years ago, putting an end to guaranteed abortion rights.Numerous people and celebrities have spoken out in horror against the ruling, including Viola Davis, Billie Eilish, Michelle Obama and Lizzo.Olivia Rodrigo shared a similar message during her performance, when she was joined onstage by Lily Allen for her song F**k You.‘Hello Glastonbury,’ Lily cried, before Olivia continued: ‘Today is a very, very special day. This is actually my first Glastonbury, and I’m sharing the stage with Lily which is the biggest dream come true ever.‘But I’m also equally as heartbroken.’Paul McCartney fans furious over late BBC livestream time of Glastonbury setDave Grohl appears to reveal Taylor Hawkins tattoo during surprise Glastonbury performanceWho is on the Glastonbury line-up today?She then went on to address Roe v Wade, saying: ‘I’m devastated and terrified and so many women and so many girls are going to die because of this.‘I wanted to dedicate this next song to the five members of the Supreme Court who have showed us that at the end of the day, they truly don’t give a s**t about freedom.‘This song goes out to the Justices.’The pair then went on to sing Lily’s song F*** You.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Phoebe Bridgers joined The Jesus and Mary Chain onstage to perform ‘Just Like Honey’ during the band’s Friday (June 24) set at this year’s Glastonbury festival.Bridgers, who played her own Glasto set right before JAMC at the John Peel Stage, supplied backing vocals for the rock legends, letting singer Jim Reid lead the performance. The appreciative crowd allowed the song to play almost uninterrupted before applauding the band and Bridgers as Reid thanked her at the end of the song.Watch Bridgers join The Jesus And Mary Chain to perform ‘Just Like Honey’ below.Bridgers made headlines for her maiden Glastonbury set, where she denounced the recent decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v.

Paul McCartney fans furious over late BBC livestream time of Glastonbury setDave Grohl appears to reveal Taylor Hawkins tattoo during surprise Glastonbury performanceWho is on the Glastonbury line-up today?Joining Diana at Glastonbury so far have been stars like Billie Eilish and Paul McCartney, while Kendrick Lamar is set to headline on Sunday night.Paul made history as the oldest ever solo headliner, with Billie being the youngest ever. Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Kendrick Lamar has closed his Glastonbury set with an emotional speech thanking fans, followed by a performance of ‘Savior’.At the end of the ‘Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers’ track, he repeated the chant: “They judge you, they judged Christ. Godspeed for women’s rights”, before promptly leaving the stage as fake blood poured down from his crown of thorns.The chant is significant because of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v.

MOST kids would be mortified to have a night out with their parents but when you’re the daughter of a rock legend, it’s cool. Noel Gallagher went on the razz with his influencer daughter Anais at the festival on Saturday night and they partied until dawn.

Stormzy managed to lose himself among the revellers at Glastonbury by going to the festival undercover. The grime star – who headlined the event at Worthy Farm in Somerset back in 2019 – was spotted in the crowd this weekend.A video on TikTok showed the star in a mask and hat, walking through the crowd and then dancing with friends.READ MORE: Woman mortified as 'I love Stormzy' henna tattoo stains chest for weeksThe people around him apparently didn't all clock that a BRIT-winner was in their midst, so Stormzy was able to just enjoy the music.Another part of the clip showed the star backstage catching up with Bad Guy singer Billie Eilish, who performed at Glastonbury on Friday night.The pair have chatted before and last year they came together for an interview with i-D magazine.And Stormzy was also seen posing for a picture with Hollywood star Woody Harrelson.Fans loved that he went incognito."I knew he would be there love it," one posted on TikTok."Love it, he's lovin life right now," said another."Stormzy is a whole vibe bro," said someone else."No way was Stormzy at Glastonbury just vibing with the audience!" posted another.Stormzy became the first ever UK rapper to top the bill at Glastonbury when he performed three years ago.However, it didn't go entirely as planned, with sound issues apparently affecting his set.The star told Q magazine: “My in-ears blew after about 20 minutes, so I had no sound for the whole thing.

His comedy character Alan Partridge once mused 'my favourite Beatles album, I would have to say The Best of The Beatles.' And Steve Coogan was on fine form as he jokingly repeated the line ahead of Sir Paul McCartney's emotional headline set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.

Glastonbury Festival has given audiences some of music's most unexpected moments in the past 52 years.Since the iconic music event began in 1970, the world's biggest stars have graced its stages - and provided many moments that have made us laugh, cry and at times, even shocked us.Some of those moments have begun even before the Worthy Farm festival opened its gates, with musicians embroiled in a war of words over billed headline slots.With the eyes of the world on Glastonbury Festival as it gets underway this weekend (June 24-26), Daily Star looks at some of the event's most unexpected moments.Glastonbury might be one of the world's most iconic festivals, but in 1970, the new event made its name with a headline set from glam rock band T.Rex.However, the group were not originally supposed to play the main stage - with rock group The Kinks set to headline instead.When The Kinks dropped out at the last minute, T.Rex stepped up to replace them and made festival history in the process.Speaking to NME about the first ever Glastonbury, festival founder Michael Eavis recalled the group's set, saying it "remains one of the most memorable slots ever at the festival."Adele delivered a knockout performance at Glastonbury in 2016, rolling through hit after hit including Hello and Rolling In The Deep.However, the singer shocked everyone after dropping a series of F-bombs throughout her set.This didn't deter viewers or fans though, who relished every moment of her set - some of who were even brought up onstage by the singer in once in a lifetime moments - while others were left in tears by her powerful performances.Jay-Z's 2008 Glastonbury headline slot delighted festival goers - but not everyone was pleased when the rapper was